Archive for July, 2009
Meet Dr. Ronald Arkin, He Will Help Kill You
by Gary on Jul.31, 2009, under Artificial Intelligence
Apparently someone has written a book about ethical behavior of killer robots. Well a fat lot of good this book is going to do when you’re getting your ass handed to you by a mechanized killing machine. Smart people drive me insane sometimes.
MIT Builds Game AI That Learns By Watching Humans
by Gary on Jul.30, 2009, under Artificial Intelligence
Researches at MIT’s Media Lab are building a game that develops its own AI by watching human behavior. I swear I feel like I’m watching an episode of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”.
Flying Death Machines by 2047
by Gary on Jul.29, 2009, under Artificial Intelligence, Military, Robots
According this post on Engadget, the US Air Force says robots that decide whether to kill people or not will be here by 2047. I guess I should start making a list of things to do before 2047…
Military Builds Robot That Eats Humans For Fuel
by Gary on Jul.10, 2009, under Robots
Well folks, it’s official. We’re screwed. Ironically, they even called the thing the "EATR". Disturbing pictures and information on the EATR is available here.
Intelligent House that Can Learn our Routines
by Gary on Jul.06, 2009, under Artificial Intelligence
I think that the article speaks for itself here…. And I quote:
"The first home in the UK which can learn from its residents and take decisive action and text if it is being burgled or the door has been left unlocked, will be unveiled this week in Cairo."
